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Situated on the south-western part of the Indochina peninsula, Cambodia is very much a destination country for several foreigners. Each year, more than a million visitors from across the globe come to see its famous heritage sights including the Angkor Wat temple. Today, its tourism industry accommodating an influx of visitors has become one of Cambodia’s largest industries. With a plethora of national attractions, vibrant cities, beautiful landscapes, and a bustling tourism industry there are several reasons why many choose to come to Khmer nation. However, as the arrival of foreigners is on the rise there is another kind of fluctuation at work, human labour. Cross border migration in Cambodia specifically for work and employment purposes is a growing issue in the Asian nation as several Cambodians leave their homes for extended periods of time through largely illegal channels in hopes of finding work that can earn them higher wages than found back at home. With an estimate of more than a million Cambodians currently working in Thailand, this translates to nearly 12% of the Cambodian work force is employed in Thailand alone. There is a multitude of factors contributing behind this kind of migration ranging from a lack of employment in rural parts of the country, higher wages for comparable work in neighbouring countries, forced displacement due to ongoing environmental changes.